UMass Discontinues Skiing Teams As Varsity SportsThe University of Massachusetts, Amherst will discontinue sponsoring its men's and women's skiing programs as varsity sports beginning with the 2010 season. This move is being made as part of a budget reduction and reorganization plan to address an $850,000 shortfall due to a permanent state budget cut of $600,000 and additional expenses. In addition to the action being taken with the ski programs the department will make administrative reductions, across the board operating cuts and use non-base funding to fill the remaining gap. (more)

Slalom Results
The UMass Women's Ski Team closed out its season with a sixth place finish in the slalom at the USCSA Nationals. After finishing sixth in the Giant Slalom, the Minutewomen skied consistently in the second event, led by Emily Shilletto's 12th place finish. Shilletto and men's co-captain Alex Zahoruiko were named combined Second Team All Americans. The Minutewomen finished the USCSA Nationals in sixth place overall out of 20 teams. In addition, Shilletto, Heidi Skinner, Jamie Taloumis and Amy Gifford were all named Academic All Americans.

After a 5-0 start to the season, the UMass women's lacrosse team is listed as receiving votes in both the Lacrosse Magazine/Nike Weekly Poll and the InsideLacrosse.com Media Poll. The Minutewomen host Drexel this Friday at McGuirk Stadium.Nike/LM Division I...

Matthew Zackman of the Daily Collegian has a recap of Saturday's 11-3 win at Holy Cross for the women's lacrosse team which improved to 5-0 on the season. With the scored tied 2-2 at halftime, the Minutewomen broke the game...

Join us tonight from 7-8 p.m. at Nathan Bill's (110 Island Pond Rd. in Springfield) for the Bud Light UMass Basketball Show. Head coach Derek Kellogg and host Josh Maurer will be joined by player guest Maxie Esho as they...

The UMass men's basketball team snapped a three-game losing skid with a solid 82-74 win over Fordham on Saturday. Four players reached double figures and the team used a 13-0 run that epitomized Derek Kellogg's definition of 'UMass Basketball,'...